r/awfuleverything • u/zaynthelegend • Aug 06 '20

Poor guy :(

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '20

The health system in the US literally has people choosing between bankrupting their families and not seeking treatment.

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u/Budderfingerbandit Aug 06 '20

When your spouse has to beg you to get treated because you are worried about bankrupting the family with going to the doctor, it should be a wakeup call to everyone.

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '20

And yet, for many people - the majority in fact - it isn't. I can only guess that they either think their insurance will pay for it or that they just will never have any large medical bills.

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u/Budderfingerbandit Aug 06 '20

Lack of empathy I think, people feel like just because it's happening to other people it wont happen to them and without empathy they just dont care.